Stomatal closure of maize hybrids in response to drying soil

Crop Science

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 803-807

  Ray, Jeffery D ^a   Sinclair, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031007748     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1997.0011183X003700030018x     Document Type: Article

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